Orientation on the Youth Formation Division

Dr. Juan R. Araojo Jr.

Chief Education Program Specialist
Youth Formation Division
Introduction on the Youth Formation
Division
 Legal Basis
DO 52 s. 2015
New Organizational Structures of the Central, Regional, and
Schools Division Offices of the Department of Education

DO 19 s. 2016
Guidelines on the Organizational Structures and Staffing
Patterns of Stand-Alone and Integrated Public Senior High
Schools

EO 366 s. 2004
Rationalization Program
 ABOUT YFD

DepEd Central Office

Bureau of Learner Support Services

School Health School Sports Youth Formation

Division (SHD) Division (SSD) Division (YFD)
 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Youth Formation
Division (YFD)
Provides youth-serving units and organizations with
responsive, learner-centered, youth-oriented
policies, standards, guidelines, programs, and
projects to contribute to the holistic development of
learners who are values-driven, career-oriented,
culturally-rooted and socially responsible citizens.
 GOAL
Youth Formation
Division (YFD)
Empowered Filipino children and youth who are
responsible, hardworking, enterprising,
persevering, value-driven and culturally – rooted
equipped with world class skills and imbued with
values such as maka-Diyos, maka-Tao, maka-
Bansa, at maka-Kalikasan.
 KRAs | OUTCOMES
Policies,
Youth-serving units and
Standards, and Capacity Building
organizations will have an
Guidelines
efficient and effective youth
formation program
Research, management and evidence-
Monitoring, and Knowledge based interventions.
Evaluation Management

Schools will have a competent

and sustainable student
Partnerships and organizations and will have
Linkages effective school organization
management.
 FIELD COUNTERPARTS
As per DO 52 s. 2015, below are the field counterparts of the YFD

CENTRAL OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE DIVISION OFFICE

BUREAU OF LEARNER EDUCATION SUPPORT SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND

SUPPORT SERVICES (BLSS) SERVICES DIVISION (ESSD) OPERATIONS DIVISION
(SGOD)
o Office of the o Special Programs o All units under
Director and Services SGOD may be
o School Sports mobilized for learner
Division support programs
o Youth Formation and activities
Division
o School Health o School Health o School Health
Division Section

(can be found in page 2 of 4 of the annex of the said DO)

 YFD PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES
• Values Formation
• Student Government
Program for OSY
Program (SGP)
• Special Program for the
Employment of Students
(SPES)
• Government Internship
Program (GIP)
MAKA-DIYOS • National Federation for
SSG and SPG
• BSP and GSP

MAKABANSA
 YFD PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES
• Career Guidance
Program (CGP)
• Japan ENESYS
• Student Development
Program
• Child Protection MAKA-TAO
 Youth for
Program Environment in
• Partners’ Meeting on Schools Organization
Student Exchange (YES-O)
Program  National Ecosavers
• Multi-sectoral meeting Program
on Youth Formation
Programs

MAKAKALIKASAN
YFD Accomplishments
Training Needs Assessment on DepEd
Student Government Program
(September 26, 2016)

Orientation-Workshop of Youth
Formation Coordinators in the
Division and Regional Level
(October 10-11, 2016)
RESULTS OF THE TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT (TNA)
 Japan East-Asia Network of
Exchange for Students and
Youths (JENESYS) 2016 Program
(October 27-November 8, 2016)
Career Guidance Program for Career Guidance Program for
Grade 11 Writeshop Grade 11 Validation
(December 5-9, 2016) (December 13-15, 2016)
 Teacher-Advisers, School Heads, and
Youth Formation Coordinators’ Training
LUZON II & LUZON II Cluster
The Career Guidance Program
 THE CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM (CGP)

The Career Guidance Program (CGP) aims to enlighten

and assist the Filipino learners in making informed
decisions regarding their careers and develop awareness
in the importance of choosing a career that goes with
their interests and skills in relation to the available
resources and needs of the society.
 GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF CGP

Assist the learners in choosing the best SHS track that suits their
strengths, talents, and interests;

Engage the learners in various career guidance activities that will

help them realize and stengthen their career preference;
GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF SGP

Provide learners an overview of the possible

opportunities (curiculum exits) that they can pursue after
graduating from senior high schools; and

Guide the learners in applying decision-making skills to

career planning, course selection and career transitions

2015
• Release of DO 41 s. 2015,
encouraging the roll-out
of the CGP for G10 to
assist them in choosing
their SHS track
TIMELINE AND NEXT STEPS
2016 2017
• Re-implementation of the • Conduct of the CGP for
CGP for G10 G11
• Drafting of the CGP for • Drafting of CGP for G12
G11 • Roll-out of the training
• Roll-out of the training for career advocates on
for career advocates on the implementation of
the implementation of G12 modules
G11 modules
 In the pipeline

• Student Leaders’ Development Program

2017 •
•
Student Leaders’ Congress
National Training of Youth Formation Coordinators
• Student Leaders Summit
• Training of Music Teachers on Rondalla
YFD CONTACT DETAILS

blss.yfd@deped.gov.ph

(02) 637-9814

Rm 307, Youth Formation

Division, 3rd Flr. Mabini Bldg.
DepEd Complex, Meralco Ave.,
Pasig City